Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30
4 SURPRISING PROPOSITION.
Lord Salisbury Said 70 Have oRsrsd Z
Withdraw the Claia Tor Pscuniarv An

Lord Salisbury Said to Have ORsred to
Withdraw the CLAIM Tor PseuniaFy IN
dsmnity.s
LoaDoE, April 20.-It IL officially stated
that Lord Salisbury, In a dispatch sent to
Washington on March "a, said that the Brit
ilh government understanding the action Of
the United States IN denOunc1ng the fishery
articles Of the treaty of Washington 70 be in
a great degree the result Of disappOint-
ment at being called upon TO pay 81 JOG, coo
under the Halifax fisheries award, Offers to
revert to the old condition Of etIGirs without
pecuniary indemnify; which offsr, Il trBsts,
Will commend itself TO tbs American gov
eminent as being based upon that spirit Of
good viii and generosity which should ami
mate two great and kindred nations whose
common origin, language and institutions
constitute as many bonds Of amnity and
concord.
EEITHER DENIES Oh AFFRHs.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 2O.-The SEQ
rotary OF state declines to either confirm OF
deny the statement cabied from London to
the s1ect that Lord Salisbury has sent dis
patch 70 this government on the subject Of
lhe fisheries, Offering 70 revert to the old
condition Of aIaira without the peGuniaFY
indemnity. Secretary BayGrd also de-
cllnes to express any opinion with regard to
the subject matter Of the dispatch as cabled
The subject mat or OF the dispatch Is not
exactly news in diplomatic circles, the same
proposition having sminated from the o ma
dian source some time ago. Well informed
persons incline to the opinion that the Offsr
referred IN the cebl6gram has been thus IL
directly and unomclally made as a fseler
to ascertain In advance OF an
aetsal tender how such
proposition would be resolved by the Amdri-
can people. To the representatives of the
United Btate1 on the commission that negJ-
tiated the treaty Of Washington and the Hal
lsaZ commission which liked the aW 4rl,
England for the use OF the Canadian inshore
HalEa a kaA
accorded TO the United States y5ss, .
OF fishing IN Canadian waters We
more valuable than the concession
made to Canadian fishermen of a like priv
uegs in waters OF the United States and free
entry Of their fish. It IL safe to assume that
the department Of state never entertained
the idea Of renewing the treaty If Washing
ton with the understanding that cash in.
demnity WEs again to be paid to Great
Britain for the right to enjoy the inshOre
fisheries Of Canada
Secretary Bayard said to-day he was glad
to note the increased interest maintained on
the subject Of the fisheries. He felt the
people Of the country outside Of ME5Bachu-
sstts had never realized Its importance or
appreciated the gravity Of the alternative
lsft to the Observation-Disclosures
Of ., nOnintsToousso if i failed to to
the differences between the United States
and Great Britain respecting the cOnstruc-
ton OF the treaty rights Of our fishermen.
II Is QOuDtLlL5 ne SAID II the interests OF
San Francisco, in maintaining her present
source Of coal supply from British Columbia,
aside from the Importance Of the great Chit
cago business connection with Canada ana
of the vast trade that sbbs
and flows from the 5000 miles
of our northern boundaries, do not exceed
the interests Of Massachusetts in the results
OF application Of such an aitern alive as COM
merclgl non intercourse. The negotiations
with Great Britain on this subject are pro-
crossing and ths secretary hopes that they
will result in harmonious and satisfactory
understanding between that country and the
United States.